Slieve Gullion welcomes visitors for its Footsteps in the Forest Halloween experience. Anne Marie McAleese also hears about the huge burial cairn at the summit of Slieve Gullion, known as The Calliagh Berra's House, which is the highest surviving passage tomb in the UK or Ireland.

Deirdre Donnelly reports on the story of a young curate from Derry, George Vaughan Sampson, who escaped the court of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette just before the French Revolution. He returned to Derry where he became headmaster of the city’s first school and later became rector of the Church of Ireland in Aghanloo near Limavady. Recently, his last resting place has been discovered, forgotten for almost 200 years, by Roe Valley historians, Betty and Matt Ferguson.

Presented by Anne Marie McAleese. Listen to the whole show on BBC Sounds.

Omagh's many musicians and showbands feature in a new exhibition called "Sights and Sounds of the Showband Era at the Strule Arts Centre in the town. Anne Marie McAleese called in to have a look around with the Heritage Officer for Fermanagh and Omagh District Council, Melissa Harpur.

And Ulster History Circle unveils a blue plaque for a "human computer" from Armagh. Hugh Breen was an exceptional mathematician and astronomer, the head of the Scientific School at the Armagh Mechanics’ Institute. Later he became a human computer at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich where he was in charge of large amounts of vital numerical data. Sean Barden, the curator of the Armagh Museum told Anne Marie why he nominated Hugh Breen for the plaque.

Presented by Anne Marie McAleese.

One hundred years ago the first sod was cut at the Silent Valley in County Down, to create the huge reservoir that eventually suppled water to the city of Belfast. It was a mammoth undertaking, which stretched the technology of the time. Gary Presho, NI Water’s water supply manager, and Anna Killen, the education officer explained how it all happened. Anna told Anne Marie McAleese why they were keen that schoolchildren were involved in the celebrations.

And in County Derry a very special book, described as the bible for anglers in the north west, has been republished by local anglers. Fly Fishing for Trout and Salmon on the River Faughan is so rare that first editions can change hands for more than a thousand pounds. It was written by E.C or "Clarkie" Heaney, also known as Black Spider. Helen Mark met keen fisherman, Gerry Quinn, on the banks of the river to hear more about this angling magnum opus.

Presented by Anne Marie McAleese.

Thousands of Brent geese arrive at Castle Espie on the shores of Strangford Lough in one of the biggest natural spectacles of the year. Anna Ashdown, the warden there, explains how to recognise their calls, and how to tell them from other geese.

And Helen Mark visits the Green Lane museum in the Roe Valley Country Park near Limavady. It's a place with many stories of the landscape, the people and a rich linen-industry heritage. But it was under threat of closure until a local heritage group stepped in. Helen meets volunteers, and also the park's first ever warden Danny O'Kane who set up the park some 40 years ago, and even saved the very building the museum is housed in

Presented by Helen Mark. Listen again to the whole programme at BBC Sounds.

The town of Lurgan in County Armagh is a place which boasts Northern Ireland's biggest park, and its only "calendar house". In this special podcast, Anne Marie McAleese investigates a few of Lurgan's many stories, from the magnificent Brownlow House with its 365 rooms and 52 chimneys, to the graveyard which is the final resting place of both the great and the good. Presented by Anne Marie McAleese and with special reports from Helen Mark.

Martin Gallen, known locally as Banba, has become the first ever uilleann pipe maker to join the Guild of Master Craftsmen. It's the highest qualification that professional crafters can attain. Brian Kernohan met him at the workshop where the musical magic happens.

And John Heagney tells the story of his father, Bernie, who left the townland of Kinnigillian at Dunamore near Cookstown in County Tyrone, more than a century ago. Aged 16, he left the family farm and went to Canada as part of the British Home Children programme. He would never see his parents again. His son, John, told Anne Marie McAleese that it was this poignant event that has now resulted in his novel called Traveler.

Presented by Anne Marie McAleese.

David Caron, editor of the Gazetteer of Irish Stained glass windows, has been exploring the stained glass heritage of places of worship in Derry, including St Columb's Cathedral, St Eugene's Cathedral, and others. When Colum Arbuckle met him at St Eugene's Cathedral he learned about the process of creating these windows, and how many of them are left to celebrate.

And a statue is created to honour Tom Dunn in Rostrevor, County Down. He was a hedge school master, a prominent figure in the United Irishmen movement, and he taught both Presbyterians and Catholics. Fiona Pelgrum, an historical research consultant, and genealogist, explained the project.

Presented by Anne Marie McAleese.

In 1711, eight women and a man were found guilty of witchcraft at Carrickfergus courthouse. A young girl new to the area, Mary Dunbar, had accused them of bewitching and tormenting her. They became known as the Islandmagee Witches. The majority were sentenced to a year in jail and forced to do time in the public stocks. Historian, Andrew Sneddon, tells Anne Marie McAleese what's known about those events, and she also hears about a new interactive exhibition in Carrickfergus museum.

And Castle Coole in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh was built to impress in the 1790s, as home to the Earls of Belmore, but with servants kept firmly out of sight. Deirdre Donnelly met Rona McKnight, Collections and House Manager at Castle Coole, along with two volunteers, Thomas Maguire and Lizzie Hogg.

Presented by Anne Marie McAleese.

Mullaghcarn, the Glenelly Valley, Cranagh and Davagh Forest are all part of the Sperrins Sculpture Trail where three giant art installations have recently been created to showcase the geology, archaeology and heritage of the area. Deirdre Donnelly joined the Rural Tourism Officer for Derry City and Strabane District Council, Philip McShane, and Glenelly woman, Rose Mary Murphy, to explore the stories and see the giants.

And Colleen Savage explains a new cross border storytelling project in Mullaghbawn, called Border Talk, which is an effort to develop the storytelling community in both counties Armagh and Monaghan.

Presented by Anne Marie McAleese.

A tribute to the poet Seamus Heaney, from his home place in Bellaghy, to mark ten years since his death. And Helen Mark visits a field of sunflowers in Killeague, between Coleraine and Limavady.

Presented by Helen Mark.